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Map of the Seventeen Provinces
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Map of the Seventeen Provinces

Pieter van der Keere · 1617 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Cartouche in the top left with the coat of arms of France, below it a cartouche with an overview of the provinces, topographical information, and a legend. Scale bar in the bottom left: Scala milliar Germa. Title cartouche in the top right, with Minerva and Mercury depicted to the left and right respectively. Degree distribution along the edges. Orientation: north to the right. On the verso, Latin text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaart van de Zeventien Provinciën. 1617. Pieter van der Keere. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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